T-T Neutron Spectrum from Inertial Confinement Implosions
A new technique that uses inertial confinement implosions for measuring low-energy nuclear reactions important to nuclear astrophysics is described. Simultaneous measurements of n-D and n-T elastic scattering at 14.1 MeV using deuterium-tritium gas-filled capsules provide a proof of principle for th...
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2016-10-06T21:28:45Z.
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Summary: | A new technique that uses inertial confinement implosions for measuring low-energy nuclear reactions important to nuclear astrophysics is described. Simultaneous measurements of n-D and n-T elastic scattering at 14.1 MeV using deuterium-tritium gas-filled capsules provide a proof of principle for this technique. Measurements have been made of D(d,p)T (dd) and T(t,2n)[superscript 4]He (tt) reaction yields relative to the D(t,n)[superscript]He (dt) reaction yield for deuterium-tritium mixtures with fT/fD between 0.62 and 0.75 and for a wide range of ion temperatures to test our understanding of the implosion processes. Measurements of the shape of the neutron spectrum from the T(t,2n)[superscript 4]He reaction have been made for each of these target configurations. National Laser User's Facility (Grant NA0000877) United States. Dept. of Energy (Grant DE-FG52-09NA29553) University of Rochester. Fusion Science Center (Rochester Subaward 415023-G, UR Account 5-24431) University of Rochester. Laboratory for Laser Energetics (Grant 412160-001G) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Grants B580243 and DE-AC52-07NA27344) |
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